In early 2013, Fu Ping published her autobiography Bend, Not Break, coauthored with Meimei Fox. The book, along with her media interviews, has been found to contain many exaggerations, distortions, and fabrications. Fu Ping has responded by claiming to be a victim of a "smear campaign" of ulterior motives.

This blog documents the facts, questions, and falsehoods behind her book and words.

Just to be certain, Jim at Amazon made an inquiry to Nanjing University earlier this year and received an official certificate from the school:

Translation:

Certification

This is to certify that the Archives Office at Nanjing University has performed a search through our permanent files of undergraduate student records, graduate degree reviews, as well as equivalency to graduate studies records and found no record for any student named Fu Ping.